Tech — Israel news in English
The latest tech from across Israeli media, translated and compared. 48 recent stories.
U.S. Races to Prepare for Quantum Computing's Threat to Encryption
The United States is accelerating quantum computing development and preparing defenses against its potential to break today’s encryption. President Donald Trump has ordered faster…
NASA Readies $500 Million Swift Rescue Mission to Save Aging Space Telescope
NASA has chosen Katalyst Space Technology to perform a first-of-its-kind rescue of the Swift space telescope, which is falling from orbit and could be lost by year’s end. The Link…
Apple Raises Prices Across Most Product Lines, With iPads and Macs Hit Hardest
Apple has raised prices on most of its products after Tim Cook said higher prices were unavoidable. iPads and Mac computers saw major increases, while iPhones and some accessories…
NASA selects Israeli satellite-imaging firm for commercial data contract
ImageSat International has signed a two-and-a-half-year framework deal with NASA to supply satellite imagery from its EROS and RUNNER systems. NASA said the broader commercial-dat…
Google prepares for a future where its AI may not obey
Google DeepMind has introduced an AI Control Roadmap to monitor and restrict advanced AI agents in case they act unpredictably. The company says the system is meant to counter rea…
China Tops Global Supercomputing Rankings in Blow to the U.S.
China's new LineShine supercomputer has taken first place in the TOP500 rankings, displacing the U.S. El Capitan and marking the first Chinese lead since 2017. The development com…
Israel Will Pay the Most in the World for GTA 6
Grand Theft Auto 6 preorders opened Wednesday, revealing Israel’s prices as the highest in the world, at 319 shekels for the standard edition and 399 shekels for the special editi…
AI startup sues Trump administration over access block to Anthropic models
Legion sued the Trump administration in federal court in Washington after a national-security order forced Anthropic to block access to its advanced AI models. The company says th…
Quantum Computing, Not AI, Is the Real Digital Threat, and the U.S. Is Racing to Prepare
The article says quantum computing, not AI, is the bigger looming threat to digital security, because it could break current encryption and expose credit cards and online accounts…
Meta Accelerates Shift From Human Moderators to AI, Saving Billions, Report Says
Meta is rapidly moving content moderation from human reviewers to AI models, with 50% of review requests already shifted since the start of the year. The Financial Times reports t…
Chinese Researchers Unveil Ultra-Black Car Paint That Makes Vehicles Nearly Disappear
Chinese researchers say they have created an ultra-black car coating that absorbs 99.9% of visible light. The paint is durable enough for automotive use, but it raises concerns ab…
OpenAI Unveils Its First In-House AI Chip to Reduce Dependence on Nvidia
OpenAI has unveiled Jalapeño, its first in-house AI chip developed with Broadcom. The company says the chip is meant to power inference, improve efficiency, and reduce dependence…
Apple warns iPhone theft victims not to take steps that weaken security
Apple has updated its theft guidance for iPhone owners, warning them not to add contact details to the lock screen or remove a stolen device from Find My. The company says thieves…
Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of Using Fake Accounts to Probe Claude
Anthropic says Alibaba used nearly 25,000 fake accounts and 28.8 million Claude interactions to help train rival AI models. The company says the operation was its largest known di…
How AI Chats Can Shape, Extract and Manipulate Our Thinking
The article says generative AI has become a powerful surveillance and influence system that can infer private traits, shape mood and weaken human choice. It cites Anthropic restri…
Israeli study says carbon dioxide may help hydrogen fuel cells last longer
Technion researchers reported in Nature Energy that carbon dioxide may improve the stability and lifespan of alkaline hydrogen fuel cells. The finding could help advance cheaper…
Euclid captures the most detailed visible-light view yet of the Milky Way’s core
ESA’s Euclid telescope has released the most detailed visible-light image ever of the Milky Way’s core, containing more than 60 million stars. The March 23, 2025 mosaic was built…
Hong Kong opens a robot-run convenience store with no human staff
Hong Kong is opening a 24-hour convenience store on the Hung Hom waterfront run entirely by a humanoid robot named Xiao Gai. Developers say the pilot will test whether AI can hand…
Vienna Researchers Test Whether Dogs Can Learn Touchscreens
Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna say dogs can learn to use touchscreens for cognitive tasks. Their review found only 14 studies so far, but argues the m…
Google Chrome Gets Smarter Autofill for IDs, Flights and Vehicles
Google is expanding Chrome autofill so it can use data from Google Wallet for IDs, passports, driver’s licenses, flights and vehicle details. The feature rolls out with Chrome 150…
Meta Reportedly Building a Prediction-Market App to Challenge Polymarket
Meta is reportedly developing Arena, a prediction-market app that would compete with Polymarket and Kalshi. The product could let users bet on elections, politics, sports and ente…
WhatsApp to warn users before opening chats with unknown numbers
WhatsApp is rolling out a new Trust warning feature that alerts users before they open chats with unknown numbers. The warning, available in the latest Android and iOS versions, s…
Zuckerberg bets on small, fast apps to find Meta’s next growth engine
Mark Zuckerberg is launching a broader push to build new Meta apps, starting with a prediction-market product called Arena that would use virtual points instead of real money. The…
Israel’s AI Ambitions Could Cost Tens of Billions
Israel has approved a national AI plan centered on sovereign infrastructure and a 100,000-GPU computing fleet. A leading researcher said the project could cost tens of billions of…
WhatsApp Adds New Safeguards Against Account Takeovers and Stranger Scams
WhatsApp has added two anti-fraud protections, one for suspicious device-linking attempts and another that warns users before messaging unknown numbers. The company and security e…
Google DeepMind CEO Says Human-Level AI Could Arrive by 2030
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said AGI could arrive around 2030 and warned society has little time to prepare. He also said human skills like taste, design sensitivity, origi…
SanDisk Sinks After a Huge 2026 Rally as AI Demand Questions Grow
SanDisk has fallen sharply after a more than 700% surge in 2026, as investors weigh doubts about AI memory-chip demand. The company reported record results, strong cash, and upbea…
Snyk cuts dozens of jobs in Israel in fourth layoff round
Snyk has begun a fourth layoff round in Israel, affecting dozens of workers in its small local R&D center. The cuts come amid broader global reductions, leadership change, and gro…
Meta launches cheaper AI glasses, including Kylie Jenner edition
Meta unveiled a new AI glasses lineup starting at $299, including a Kylie Jenner-branded model, and said older glasses will get its Muse Spark AI through software. The launch come…
AI Users Who Embed the Tools in Their Workflow Work Faster and Earn More
A U.S. survey of 2,000 office workers found that 88% already use AI at work, and those who fully integrate it report much higher productivity. The study also found that self-selec…
WhatsApp adds private contact mentions to text status updates
WhatsApp is rolling out private contact mentions in text status updates, after previously limiting them to photo and video statuses. The feature is appearing in Android beta versi…
Figure AI's Robot Workforce Surpasses Its Human Staff
Figure AI says it now has about 740 robots and 660 human workers, marking the first time robots outnumber staff. The company showcased a parcel-sorting challenge and a long endura…
Why Fast Charging and Heat Quietly Destroy Phone Batteries
Elchanan Twiig told Kikar HaShabbat that heat and fast charging are the biggest threats to lithium batteries. He said phone batteries last longer if kept between 20% and 80%, whil…
Base44 Brings an AI Assistant Into WhatsApp Groups
Base44 has introduced a WhatsApp-group AI agent that can manage shared tasks, answer messages, and connect to outside services. The company says the tool already has thousands of…
Meta Bets on Indian Founder Kunal Shah to Rebuild WhatsApp as a Business Platform
Meta has named Indian entrepreneur Kunal Shah to run WhatsApp after investing hundreds of millions in his fintech company. The company wants to transform WhatsApp from a free mess…
Anthropic to Require ID Checks for Some Claude Users Starting July 8
Anthropic will begin requiring some Claude users to verify their identity or age on July 8. The company says the rule will apply only to a small number of suspicious accounts and…
Skoda unveils the PEAQ, its largest electric SUV with seven seats
Skoda unveiled the PEAQ, a seven-seat electric SUV and its new flagship, with up to 647 km of range and 299 hp. Champion Motors says it should arrive in Israel in the second half…
Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger Permanently Banned After Launching Neutrality Initiative
Wikipedia has permanently banned co-founder Larry Sanger from editing after he launched an "intellectual diversity" project aimed at recruiting conservative and pro-Israel editors…
Engram Raises $98 Million at $600 Million Valuation to Tackle AI Memory Costs
Engram, co-founded by Dr. Dan Biederman, raised $98 million at a $600 million valuation. The startup says its AI memory architecture can cut token costs sharply and already has co…
Trump Orders New Push to Speed U.S. Quantum Computing Race Against China
Donald Trump signed two executive orders to speed U.S. quantum computing development and strengthen defenses against China. The plan sets targets for a quantum computer by 2028, d…
WhatsApp rolls out a new Liquid Glass interface for some iPhone users
WhatsApp has started rolling out a Liquid Glass redesign for iPhone chat screens, first to some iOS beta users and now to some stable users as well. The update makes the message b…
Meta pauses internal employee tracking program after privacy breach
Meta has suspended its internal Model Capability Initiative after a security flaw exposed sensitive employee data. The program was meant to monitor workers’ computer activity to t…
Vitalik Buterin Challenges the Public to Identify an Anonymous Essay He Wrote
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has challenged people to identify an anonymous document he says he wrote between 2020 and 2026. He says the experiment is meant to test whether…
Why AI Confidently Gets It Wrong, and How to Avoid Being Fooled
Noam Cohen argues that AI’s biggest risk is its confident-sounding misinformation, because language models predict text rather than know truth. He recommends external verification…
Google Invests $75 Million in A24 to Explore AI for Filmmaking
Google is investing $75 million in A24 as part of an AI research partnership focused on film production and distribution. The deal is Google’s first investment in a movie studio a…
Humanoid Robot Spotted Begging for Charging Money Goes Viral in China
A humanoid Unitree G1 robot was filmed in Sichuan province, China, kneeling and asking people for donations to pay for charging. The viral clip has sparked jokes and speculation…
Musk Predicts AI Could Surpass Humanity Within Five Years
Elon Musk said AI could surpass all human intelligence within four to five years, repeating increasingly short timelines for advanced AI. The article also cites similar industry f…
Meta to Invest $900 Million in Indian Fintech CRED, Taps Founder to Run WhatsApp
Meta is investing $900 million in India’s CRED and will make founder Kunal Shah the next head of WhatsApp. Shah will replace Will Cathcart, who will stay at Meta to work on AI-dri…